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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 045
Acute poliomyelitis
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 4 ICD-9-CM codes below 045 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Acute infectious disease of humans, particularly children, caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus; infection is usually limited to the gastrointestinal tract and nasopharynx, and is often asymptomatic; the central nervous system, primarily the spinal cord, may be affected, leading to rapidly progressive paralysis, coarse fasciculation and hyporeflexia; motor neurons are primarily affected and encephalitis may also occur; replicates in the nervous system, and may cause significant neuronal loss, most notably in the spinal cord
045 Excludes
  • late effects of acute poliomyelitis (138)
 042 ICD9Data.com 045.0 
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